THE MACEDONIAN QUESTION: REFORM OR REBELLION
5 April 2001
ICG Balkans Report 109 Skopje/Brussels Table of Contents
MAP OF FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA ...... i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS...... ii I. INTRODUCTION ...... 1
II. TANUSEVCI...... 1 A. Bombing of Police Station near Tetovo and Media Reactions...... 2 B. First Public Knowledge of National Liberation Army ...... 3
C. Seizure of Television Crew in Tanusevci ...... 4 D. Border Demarcation Agreement with Serbia ...... 5 E. Further Clashes in Tanusevci ...... 6
III. TETOVO: ERUPTION OF VIOLENCE ...... 6 IV. OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS...... 9 A. Kosovo...... 9
B. Deterioration of Inter-Ethnic Relations ...... 10
C. Controversy Over the Census...... 10
D. Erosion of Political Legitimacy ...... 11
V. CONCLUSIONS ...... 14
APPENDICES
A. 1. Armed Albanian Organisations Believed to Exist in Macedonia
2. Political Parties in Macedonia
3. Data From the 1999 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Macedonia A. Population Breakdown by Ethnic Background (for Groups over 1,000) B. Primary School Enrolment for Ethnic Groups C. High School Enrolment and Graduation Figures D. Live Born Children (According to the Ethnicity of the Mother)
B. The Conclusions of the Macedonian Parliament After the Urgent Session (as Shown by the Media After the End of the Session, 18 March 2001, at 2:00 am)
C. About the International Crisis Group
D. ICG Reports and Briefing Papers
E. ICG Board Members 21° 22° 23° B e FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SERBIA li (D r im YUGOSLAVIA ) Kosovo Kyustendil
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